'Argo', 'Game of Thrones', 'On the Waterfront' and Much More on DVD and Blu-ray This Week

For the next few days you're going to be seeing several articles talking about why Argo doesn't "deserve" to win the Oscar for Best Picture. Of course, the people making these arguments don't realize they are more-or-less shouting in the wind. From my perspective, Argo is a perfectly fine film. I enjoyed it, though I did have some issues with the pacing and the over-the-top dramatic ending that I didn't necessarily think fit with the pace of the rest of the film.

Does it "deserve" to win Best Picture? Sure, then again, I don't really know what that means. What does a film have to do to "deserve" to win Best Picture and who decides if it's so deserving? What if you liked it and I didn't? Which one of us is "right"? This, my friends, is why I have fun predicting the Oscars, my level of "deserving" only extends to hoping I get all of my predictions right. I'll let others haggle over which one is better. After all, my opinion on that matter has already been filed.

Game of Thrones: The Complete Second Season

I just finished watching this second season on Blu-ray and I enjoyed it, though I'm not sure I would recommend buying it. With only ten episodes per season and a $30 price tag, why not just wait the series out and by it all at once? I have to assume HBO is going to put together a great bit of packaging and I have a feeling it will be well worth the wait.

On the Waterfront (Criterion Collection)

I've only had a chance to watch half of this so far, but what I watched looked phenomenal, though viewers not interested in a lot of grain in their black-and-white image may have a few complaints. The image, by my standards, is outstanding and this collection comes stacked with special features. For a full look at the special features line-up for the 2-disc Blu-ray and 3-disc DVD, click here.

Undefeated

Now this is a fantastic documentary and speaking of what "deserves" to win an Oscar, this one is certainly worthy of being named Best Documentary, as it was almost one year ago exactly. I wrote a little more about it last year when I premiered a clip from the film. I'm not saying you should buy it, but I'm definitely saying you should, at the very least, rent it.

Sinister

Now here's a solid thriller that sort of loses its way in the end, though it works well enough up to that point to make it worth a watch. You can read my full theatrical review here.

The Insider

It's a week that keeps on giving. Michael Mann's The Insider is a spectacular movie and one well worth consideration on Blu-ray. I haven't seen this transfer with my own eyes, and by the looks of it, I can't find a review on the two sites I trust. Bad sign?

Top Gun 3-D

Do you really need to watch Top Gun in 3-D at home? If you don't know the answer, lemme help you... No. I caught the Top Gun 3-D event in IMAX recently and the big draw was seeing it on the massive screen, not the 3-D. So, if your screen at home is somewhere around 60 feet wide, then by all means pick this up, otherwise save a couple bucks and pick up the original version. It actually is a damned good Blu-ray.

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Wow. Solid week indeed. I really enjoyed Argo and Sinister, but don't think I'll buy them. If Game of Thrones wasn't available on HBO Go, I might think about picking it up, but no real need for me to.

I do want to check out Michael Mann's The Insider at some point. Been sitting in my Netflix queue, as is On The Waterfront.

http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/profile/Xarnis/ Xarnis

Wow, good stuff this week. I'll pick up Argo and The Insider for sure. I love Game of Thrones but if you've already seen it on TV (like I have) I probably wouldn't buy it. If you haven't read the book series by George R. R, Martin, however, they're pretty great.

http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/profile/AS/ AS

Game of Thrones is my favorite show on TV so naturally (and for the amazing price of $30) I have to grab it. I'll wait for the price to come down on The Insider before I double dip.

http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/profile/Kessler/ Kessler

I'll definitely pick up Argo when I can. And I will also rent Anna Karenina. Although the reaction to it wasn't good, I'm still mildly interested in it.

http://www.twitter.com/GregDinskisk GregDinskisk

Now I'm tempted to get Atlas Shrugged Part Two, except imagine it the whole way through as a Nickelodeon movie...

http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/profile/navaneethks/ navaneethks

Game of Thrones for the win! For $30 on Amazon for Blu-ray/DVD and Digital copy, you bet I got it!

http://www.criterion.com/my_criterion/27913-criterion10 Criterion10

Can't wait for On the Waterfront. Haven't seen that one in years, though I remember quite liking it. Criterion's sure to have given it a great release.

Jeff

Brad, which are the two sites you trust for blu-ray reviews?

http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/profile/Ryguy815/ Ryguy815

If I'm able to get to the stores today, I might pick up both Argo and Sinister if their on sale as I have yet to see either of them but have heard good things about both. As for everything else, I'm not that interested.

http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/profile/Ryguy815/ Ryguy815

Oh yes, I'm also excited for The Guilt Trip and Les Miserables to hit DVD as I missed both in theatres but I still really want to see them.

There's a lot to absorb in this latest Avengers: Age of Ultron post as we have a new Captain America character poster, news of a new trailer and an invite to the world premiere where you'll live like RDJ for a day.